Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9876 GPI in 2001. ▲ Rising

Latest (2001)
0.9876 GPI
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
122nd
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1997
All-time low
0.8668 GPI
in 1974
Years of data
28
1971–2001

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2001

00.250.50.7511971198620011971: 0.942 GPI1972: 0.905 GPI1973: 0.922 GPI1974: 0.867 GPI1975: 0.929 GPI1976: 0.9 GPI1977: 0.888 GPI1978: 0.905 GPI1979: 0.945 GPI1980: 0.926 GPI1981: 0.951 GPI1982: 0.947 GPI1983: 0.961 GPI1984: 0.977 GPI1985: 0.985 GPI1988: 0.963 GPI1989: 0.99 GPI1990: 0.945 GPI1991: 0.982 GPI1992: 0.998 GPI1993: 0.971 GPI1994: 0.984 GPI1995: 0.977 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1999: 0.994 GPI2000: 0.998 GPI2001: 0.988 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2001, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 0.9876 GPI.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8668 GPI, in 1974.

That places Syrian Arab Republic 122nd out of 141 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971 to 2001.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9423 GPI
1972 0.9049 GPI -4.0%
1973 0.9219 GPI +1.9%
1974 0.8668 GPI -6.0%
1975 0.9294 GPI +7.2%
1976 0.9004 GPI -3.1%
1977 0.8883 GPI -1.3%
1978 0.9054 GPI +1.9%
1979 0.9446 GPI +4.3%
1980 0.9257 GPI -2.0%
1981 0.9511 GPI +2.7%
1982 0.9465 GPI -0.5%
1983 0.9608 GPI +1.5%
1984 0.9768 GPI +1.7%
1985 0.9853 GPI +0.9%
1988 0.9631 GPI -2.3%
1989 0.99 GPI +2.8%
1990 0.9454 GPI -4.5%
1991 0.9824 GPI +3.9%
1992 0.9982 GPI +1.6%
1993 0.971 GPI -2.7%
1994 0.9837 GPI +1.3%
1995 0.9772 GPI -0.7%
1996 1.02 GPI +3.9%
1997 1.04 GPI +2.1%
1999 0.9944 GPI -4.1%
2000 0.9976 GPI +0.3%
2001 0.9876 GPI -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9115 GPI 0.8668 GPI 0.9446 GPI 9
1980s 0.9624 GPI 0.9257 GPI 0.99 GPI 8
1990s 0.9894 GPI 0.9454 GPI 1.04 GPI 9
2000s 0.9926 GPI 0.9876 GPI 0.9976 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic

  1. 119 Iceland 0.9902 GPI compare
  2. 120 Mauritius 0.9896 GPI compare
  3. 121 Togo 0.9891 GPI compare
  4. 123 Saint Lucia 0.985 GPI compare
  5. 124 Israel 0.9839 GPI
  6. 125 Türkiye 0.983 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.9876 GPI in 2001, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1997.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8668 GPI in 1974.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 122nd out of 141 countries with data for 2001.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.